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225 - IMPORTANT TAPESTRY BEARING THE NAME OF AMANULLAH KHAN, EMIR AND LATER KING OF AFGHANISTAN
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IMPORTANT TAPESTRY BEARING THE NAME OF AMANULLAH KHAN, EMIR AND LATER KING OF AFGHANISTAN Afghanistan or Central Asia, dated 1 Dalw 1338 / January 22, 1960 Purple velvet lavishly embroidered with gold metallic thread, orange, pink, and green silk, and colorful sequins; decorated with a scattering of flower vases and rosettes; a long inscription in Persian embroidered around the edge, surrounded by a frieze of clasp motifs, edged with a green and blue embroidered ribbon, hanging loops, lined with cotton, in good overall condition. Dimensions: 190 x 233 cm Inscription: This jali curtain was made for Amanullah Khan. May it be blessed. Made by Golnar Begum Elahi Talighik, the first dalwa of 1338 -“This jali panel was made for Amanullah Khan, may it be blessed, on the 1st Dalw 1338 [January 22, 1960] by Golnar Begum Elahi Talighik” An Important Embroidered Velvet Panel in the Name of Amanullah Khan, Emir, then King of Afghanistan, Dated 1st Dalwa 1338 / January 22, 1960
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